Three-day weekend? Time to phone it in. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — It’s Labor Day, which means Disney parks worldwide will be closed to give their Cast Members a long weekend off to spend with their families. And what’s good enough for the Mouse is good enough for Uncle Walt’s Insider! [Ed.: Actually, it’s much…
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This is gonna be good! UNCLE WALT’S HEADQUARTERS, SVALBARD — Now that the initial excitement (or outrage) about the new Disney theme park in Escanaba, Michigan has subsided, we put in a Skype call to our favorite Disney spokesperson, Jun Disney (no relation) to see if there are any new details that we can share…
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A message to our first Scandinavian fan club! UNCLE WALT’S INSIDER H.Q. — Following the revelation that the headquarters of Uncle Walt’s Insider was currently located in Svalbard for tax purposes, we received a surprise visit from the head of our Norwegian Fan Club! (A surprise, because not only did we not know we had a Norwegian…
The historic Bavarian landmark will look even more familiar when Disney is done. BAVARIA, GERMANY — Everything seems to come full circle eventually! The Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle was inspired by Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle, and now Neuschwanstein will get a makeover — inspired by Cinderella Castle! In April, Uncle Walt’s Insider reported that the Walt…
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McDonald’s selfless gift to the city of St. Louis also includes coloring both arches gold. ST. LOUIS, MO — The Gateway Arch has stood for over fifty years on the banks of the Mississippi River. And now, thanks to a generous gift from the McDonald’s Corporation, it will have a twin. “As the original arch…